Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-26
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city During The Day.
The c-worEs we've a great feature.
pitt>burghcrs ar, coming down by thou
sands.
Let the gas pipes, %c, stand Tor the
State Fair,
The trains will come in this morning
with people hanging 10 the car steps.
1t was 4 queer home that did not have
nom two TO y dozen guests, yesterday
We saw an old vet yesterday who felt so
good he had to hug sOn.c one. lie wasslt-
ting on the edge OF the wharf huggiug bis
wIlc.
The German Cornyl Eand, or New Mar
tiusyIllc, rendered the iiE,I~rEG II very
happy sercnlie last evening. They have
our thanks.
The members of the Fourteenth Infantry
Ire invited to meet At the Old Court House
NJ ! O'Clock this afternoon TO torn - prrma-
Usui uf"Iula tIOn.
Capt. ASA Booth woke the crhots about
aIdmght last might 10y lI!rgthc handsome
/ SILVER mounted cannon which ornaments
the bar OF the l'hu'ui>.
Capt. VIM. II. Foulkc, Of Chicago, for.
mrrly Of the First West Virginia Cavalry,
Is in the city. lie will be- the guest OF
/ AdIutaut F. {. Robinson during his stay.
Among the novelties noticed yesterday
was a bicycle with the wheels completely
liIlrd with colored tissue paper. 1t made
u very pretty appearance when IN motion.
Hundreds Of people crowded up 10 the
! spelkcr'ssta during the afternoon meet
iug to catch 4 CLOSE glimpse At ,N-Irtsldrnt
~lllvcs, and calls were made for him before
The meeting opened.
The West Alexander Band has won
rncumlumS from every J. hearing It's line
music. The members are good musicians,
aud nicely uniformed, and are gentlemen
all the way through.
Three old soldier boys were fired f,om on,
Market street saloon in less than ten min
ulrs Yesterday afternoon. Their comrades
talked of cutting the place, but wert
quoted by cooler hcaded friends.
: Basil !. Bowers, of New Martinsville,
made an excellent address at the reunion
of the old Second Virginia Infantry, at the
Stamm House, yesterday afternoon. Nis
remarks richly deserves being printed il
full.
All OF the old Soiuicls, wnethcr mem.
hers of the G. 4. i. or not, are requested
to u ont in the parade TO day. Some
persons having started q report that only
q. 4. " men would he allowed in thl
parade.
The pittSburg OhlCe al the L. y q. tele-
graphrd late last night that they had sold
a. 500 tickets to Wheeling, and that there
would be more than that number attend
to-days excursion. \ committee OF six viii
meet the first section of the tram ON the i,
100, at Washington, Ia.
Said Captain Andrew Grubh, Yesterday
Il met an old comradc on the bridge to-
day whom | had not seen for forty Years.
He was Augustus BOoher. lie served with
me during the Mexican war, but we bad
not met since l-l7 until he came mp tn
the to-day and called me hy uamc.
said General Gntt. Yesterday. Nv nfrl
ing has fairly ou:d"nt Lcr-rli The city h'
. sluaurCd a welcome upon the soldiers and
their friends tar exceeding N heartnes,
agG srorr auythirg that was imagined
..l-si5ie. Your trades di>r!rl 10 day Wa
marvellous in size, compTehcnsIvencss and
interest, and your Business men and man
ufArturCTs deserve great credit
4 few days since the REGISTER printed
what was supposed to he a correct report
of the capture IF the first rebel flag in the